The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-02-03
Diseases Dangerous to the Pnh,
lie Health.

NutHSNOT any nOuSeuuluoT SHdl
know or suspect that any person
within his or her family, OF whC
may be temporarily residing will
him or her, is sick with smallpox
scarlet-feyer, diphtheria, cholera, Oh
any other disease dangerous to the
public health, he shall Immediately
give notice to the health officer
within whose jurisdiction he may
reside, In all cases where diseases
dangerous to public health are re-
ported, the officer within whose iu.
risdiction the disease occurs shall
at once send one of the "Preyenti-
vie Disease Circulars" to the infect
ed household.
Whenever any physician shall
know or suspect that any person
whom he is called to visit has
smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria,
cholera, or any other disease dan
gerous to the public health, such
physician shall give notice imme-
diately, together with the locality
and full description of the case, to
the health officer, or to a member
of the Local Board of Health with
in whose jurisdiction the disease or
diseases may occur.
1t shall be the duty of the attend
ing physician and the head of the
family to see that the proper flags
of warning, under the instruction of
the local health officer, be placed in
the proper position, 1t shall be
his further duty to give all persons
affected with contagious or infec.
tious diseases coming under his
care, and those having charge or
care of them, notice of the rules and
regulations of this Board pertain
ing to all such diseases.
No parent, guardian, or other
person having charge or control of
any child or children shall allow or
permit any such child or children to
go from any house on building in
fected with smallpox, scarlet fever,
diphtheria, measles, whooping-
cough, cholera. and other conta-
gious or infectious diseases, to at
tend any church, or public meeting,
or place of amusement. or to travel
in any street car or public vehicle.
No person shall be permitted TO
go from any house or building in
with scarlet fever, diphthe-
ria, measles, cholera, smallpox, or
other contagious or infectious dis
eases dangerous to public health,
% attend any chucch, public meet
ing, or place Of amusement, or trav-
Il in any street car or public vehl-
lie without the permission of the
iealth officer.
No person recovering from any
Infectious disease, dangerous to
public health, shall be permitted to
ppear upon the public street or
'ublic highway, or in any public
'lace, until all danger from conta-
ion by reason of such disease is
'assed and certificate from the
ocal health officer or family ply
ioian to that effecs placed in the
lands of those in authority.
The room in which there has
zen case of infectious disease,
angerous to public health, must
e thoroughly disinfected .immedi-
tely, and all infected clothing,
edding, carpets, furniture, etc,
lther cleaned and disinfected, or
estroyed. All such work to be
one under the supervision of the
ealth officer.
mall cases of death from small
OK, scarlet fever, diphtheria, or
holera, the body should be wrap
ed in a sheet, saturated with So
ition of corrosive sublimate Zone
unce to gallon of water) placed
4 coffin as soon as possible,
'hich should never be opened, and !
uried without any public demon
tration or funeral.
The above are some of the rules
T the Board of Health, and they
i'll be rigidly enforced.
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